Environmental Report 2024
Supply Chain Management
Status of Green Procurement
Regulations on chemical substances related to products, including the EU RoHS Directive, are becoming stricter worldwide for products containing toxic substances.The JAE Group is reducing its uses of harmful chemical substances starting in the design stage while promoting green procurement in cooperation with business partners.
JAE Group Initiatives and Activity Results in FY2023
Confirmation of environmental quality by environmental advisors・The JAE Group introduced its own Environmental Advisor Certification System and certified approximately 430 environmental advisors in Japan and overseas. The advisors conduct environmental quality checks to determine if chemical substance controls were properly and efficiently managed for Group and business partner products.
(1) Confirmation of JAE Group environmental quality
・At five domestic and seven overseas sites (includes six production sites and one non-production site), we conducted internal audits of environmental quality (click to open) to verify that the management of chemical substances in products was being properly and efficiently carried out.
(2) Verification of environmental quality of business partners
・Reviewed original check sheet and conducted environmental quality checks at 336 companies in Japan and overseas.
Communication with business partners
・In fiscal 2023, the company held a Procurement Policy Briefing to ensure that our business partners understood our policies for the year.
Greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions throughout the supply chain
・Referencing the Ministry of the Environment's “Green Value Chain Platform,” we calculated greenhouse gas emissions from the Company's production activities (scope 1 and 2), as well as greenhouse gas emissions throughout the entire supply chain (scope 3) to understand all greenhouse gas emissions related to the JAE Group’s corporate activities.
Just like the calculation from results last year, we confirmed that about 60% of greenhouse gas emissions are comprised of Scope 3 Category 1 from business partners during the procurement of raw materials. Further, greenhouse gas emissions from Category 6 travel increased by more than 30% compared to the fiscal year 2022 following the transition of COVID-19 to a Class 5 infectious disease in May 2023.
Building a Sustainable World
Significance of the 2024 Environmental Report
Symbol of the Group's Environmental Policies
Scope of Reporting and Editorial Policy
Policies and Results of Environmental Activities
Environmental Management
- Implementation Status of the Environmental Management System
- Environmental Audits
- Environmental Education
- Environmental Risk Management
- Environmental Accounting
Engaging with Society
- Involvement with Biodiversity
- Supply Chain Management
- Eco-friendly Products
- Social Contribution Activities
Initiatives to Reduce Environmental Impact